New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-01
THE FIRE RECORD.
BIG BLAZE N 4 COTrOY SrOREHOUSE.
Loss OVER 500 900 DANGEROUS WORK FOR TIRE

BIG BLAZE IN \ COTTON SiOREHOUHE.
Loss OVER 500. 900 DANGEROUS WORK FOR lll'E-
MrN-cAU~rD ny CAEELEs, WArcHNAN.
The lar,c storage warehouse of John = Richards at
the sonthea-t corner OF We.t and King st-, par
italy DESTROYED bv fire last evening. Shortl' alter
q o'clock John Conno;. watchmrh. went to The
ce lar with y lamp 10 look bales OF cotton.
While holding the ght close to he cotton to see to
mark one OF tnr bales y X ire and being ID P"-lti
where there q strong draug Z. the flames quickly
spread through the Gel ar. There Ma consi crane
delay ~ sending the alarm. aui before ia" hreeu
got fairly 10 work the ire had extended L. The root
Ne-.r-. Booth and Edgar own the building. 1t ms
been used tor storage -iu e 1881 hS Nr. Richards III
/. eight stores high extending 30 "rt Oh hlhg-r'
30 r-t We TT. aud ON The Ming u riIr hA- an
extension runn * length OF q block to Nos %"
and 30 Wi-i iugtou--t When the IRE GOT INFO the
attic on the md o. the building Z" - carrier III
a t.v moments tho entire engi of the building by
the strong castcrly wind. Tire" alarms were sent
out aud when Chic, shay arrived be sent oul seHera
Yccia calls Tor engines AID one Tor the ire-ho'ts
Uaycm-ycr a.d Iophlr Mile. water towei was
stationed in kIng,t auf close by It were two exten
sion ladders Nth movable nozL"s fastened 10 me
ton that they could be controlled rom the ground
Soon the streams from twelve engines ana thr"e
streams from the hre-boat-. which were equal To
twelve ordinary streams. were PLAYING on the ire
Til, large amount o. water Tor "A lous unc hdu no
perocptiblc eject the progress Of the uinr~ fof
iull, two hours the tire pla' ed Win the hteh'h'
breaking ont in Nprctcd place all over the On IA
ng Then the little ri'cr Of war began TO take eur,t
and the grosrc-s ~ the flames was checked ABOUT !?
o'clock part OF the Wal " king--t came down WIN
crash lust alter a dozen iremen had moved one oil
the eNrn- on nl Ter. tom the SPOT where the Dicks
and several bales OF cotton wore thfOwn.
There wcr, about !. 100 bales OF cotton and lot OF
RAGS i'm bales on the various noor- and there was great
dnnger that ~ the bales became water soaked th'l
would exi and and force the side walls. lls kept
the ircncu away from the building at distance th''
les-ened their effectiveness by midnight "A huinO'r
OF the e., zines sent homo but several were H'Pl
at work TIL mornings ,o
The los, ON the stock il estimated at + 73.o0o
a -t,e Ii
iny The dam &c 10 the bt id"g viii probably reach
$50 600 IN, stock is said be- partially insured IN
sey, raj companies among item the ulObe and AneIi
can insurance companies.
LOsSE~ N VARIOUS PLACES.
ROCHESTER,. May 3I.-A dispatch from heatng' fehh
10 The Democraf anil ChyOuice says: Fire al TINS place
today destroyed 100000 feet OF lumber owned oy
g. d. Briggs Of the United Lumber Company, OF Bur
fao The loss is about $4,000 covered by insurance
All trains on the BunaO. Ncv-IOrk aud fhlIHurIIhIA
kairoal were delayed for hours
BgowN'- VALLEY. Mimi, May 3L-Ihe elevator o"n'"
by Becker & Chndbourn was burned today together
with 100000 bushels of wheat; loss $4,000 parity III
sured